Relativity physics

Introduces the fundamentals of particle physics with a focus on modern developments and an intuitive physical interpretation of results.

This book provides an up-to-date introduction to the theory of manifolds, submanifolds, semi-Riemannian geometry and warped product geometry, and their applications in geometry and physics.

This book contains selected papers from the First International Conference on the Ontology of Spacetime.

From two of the world's great physicists-Stephen Hawking and Nobel laureate Roger Penrose-a lively debate about the nature of space and timeEinstein said that the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.

From the award-winning, bestselling German science author Stefan Klein An original way into the most thought-provoking scientific theories and ideas, On The Edge of Infinity is the perfect read for those curious about the workings of the universe.

From time immemorial, poets and philosophers have looked in awe and wonder at the Universe.

This book provides a concise introduction to the physics of gravitational waves.

This text offers an insight into the development of scientific philosophy and the role of the philosopher.

A pedagogical and accessible introduction to numerical relativity, the key tool to model gravitational waves and black hole mergers.

This widely used textbook explains general relativity for advanced undergraduates, requiring only a minimal background in mathematics.

An accessible introduction to astronomy and general relativity, requiring only high-school level mathematics.

Shedding new light on Einstein''s study of unified field theory, this book will interest physicists, historians and philosophers of science.

This book contains the Proceedings of the Sixth Meeting on CPT and Lorentz Symmetry, held at Indiana University in Bloomington on June 17-21, 2013.

This book bridges the huge gap between popular science and mathematical treatments of Einstein's theories.

During the last years of his life Einstein tried unsuccessfully to unify electromagnetic force with gravitational force geometrically.

'The content of the Saulsons book remains valid and offers a versatile introduction to gravitational wave astronomy.

This thesis reports the discovery of relativistic stellar explosions outside of the gamma ray band, using optical time domain surveys.

This book deals with 2-spinors in general relativity, beginning by developing spinors in a geometrical way rather than using representation theory, which can be a little abstract.

This book offers a comprehensive examination of ongoing advancements in theoretical and experimental approaches to Maxwell's equations.

With the aid of entertaining short stories, anecdotes, lucid explanations and straight-forward figures, this book challenges the perception that the world of physics is inaccessible to the non-expert.

This book offers a comprehensive examination of ongoing advancements in theoretical and experimental approaches to Maxwell's equations.

This concise book reviews methods used for gluing space-time manifolds together.

The proceedings of the 2nd LeCosPA International Symposium, 'Everything about Gravity', collects 78 papers contributed by the symposium's Plenary Session and Parallel Session speakers.

This book presents a novel mathematical formalism, based on the tetrad formulation of differential geometry, for describing cosmological observables exactly and conveniently.

This book explores, and problematizes, what it means to be 'critical' in education research.

This book bridges the huge gap between popular science and mathematical treatments of Einstein's theories.

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Ever since Newton created dynamics, there has been controversy about its foundations.

This volume deals with the fundamental concepts of space, time and matter.

This book takes a fresh, systematic approach to determining the equation of motion for the classical model of the electron introduced by Lorentz 130 years ago.

This 1973 book discusses Einstein''s General Theory of Relativity and its predictions concerning black holes and singularities in space-time itself.

A complete text on the physics of gamma-ray bursts, the most brilliant explosions since the Big Bang.

An account of classic and contemporary aspects of astrophysics, with an emphasis on analytical calculations and physical understanding.

A self-contained pedagogical introduction to asymptotic safety and the functional renormalization group in quantum gravity, for graduate students and researchers.

This book offers a comprehensive exploration into the intertwined realms of Einstein's theory of general relativity, the discoveries of black holes, and the quantum conundrums that challenge our understanding of the universe.

Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity describes the effect of gravitation on the shape of space and the flow of time.

On their 100th anniversary, the story of the extraordinary scientific expeditions that ushered in the era of relativityIn 1919, British scientists led extraordinary expeditions to Brazil and Africa to test Albert Einstein's revolutionary new theory of general relativity in what became the century's most celebrated scientific experiment.

The aim of this textbook is to present in a comprehensive way several advanced topics of general relativity, including gravitational waves, tests of general relativity, time delay, spinors in curved spacetime, Hawking radiation, and geodetic precession to mention a few.

This book examines the topics of magnetohydrodynamics and plasma oscillations, in addition to the standard topics discussed to cover courses in electromagnestism, electrodynamics, and fundamentals of physics, to name a few.

Surveying key developments and open issues in cosmology for graduate students and researchers.

This book provides an extensive survey of all the physics necessary to understand the current developments in the field of fundamental cosmology, as well as an overview of the observational data and methods.

Einstein's general theory of relativity is introduced in this advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate level textbook.

The 2nd edition of this textbook features more than 100 pages of new material, including four new chapters, as well as an improved discussion of differential geometry concepts and their applications.